Al Coholic (Albert Yaschenko) – multyinstrumentalist, music producer and a recordings artist from Severodonetsk, UA. He is known as MC and beat-maker by his collabs with Russian hip-hop artists. Al Coholic is also a member of Amid & Ali hip-hop project.As a solo artist Al Coholic had his latest album "Good News" released through Ultra Vague Recordings in August 2011, it's a symbiosis of classical music with drum'n'bass. He used live instruments during the recordings sessions in the studio, which was a new experience for him.

Vlooper releases in cooperation with its homebrand Tout´nou and Gergaz its latest, seventh beattape Analog Love. Beautiful, heartfelt and dreamy neo-soul recordings and the irredeemable voice of his wife Gabrielle Modlee just simply would not leave you unmoved, this is really dope. Analog Love is free to download so enjoy and share with pleasure.

Friday, December 30, 2011

Hi all, Revolution Void released a new album for your listening enjoyment. It's 100 minutes of music spanning funk, jazz, hiphop, minimal techno, disco, afro-beat and who knows what else. Quite an eclectic mix, 28 songs in all.Inspired by Hundertwasser's excellent essay Window Dictatorship and Window Rights RV decided to stop segregating his music by genre and include a diverse range of styles, as well as tempos, song length and harmonic content. Don't worry, still included some classic R.V. style jazzy breakbeat bangers! :)

One of the most inventive and soulful hip-hop producers on the scene today, Leonard Dstroy (Kyle Dykes) is changing the game. Born and raised in Kansas City, Dykes has been involved in the music scene for over 17 years working with artists such as Brother of Moses, Stik Figa, and Ces Cru.His music features downtempo beats, west coast and r&b influences, and soulful 70’s samples. It’s built on a foundation of instrumental hip-hop and layered with vocal samples, light synth fx, acoustic guitar patterns, clean, tight kicks and thick, funky bass lines. Heavily influenced by Pete Rock, Exile, and J-dilla, Leonard Dstroy is definitely living up to an amazing legacy and progressing it into the future.

tracklist:01. ADHD PART EIGHT 05:0002. ADHD PART FIVE 04:3303. ADHD PART FOUR 05:0904. ADHD PART NINE 09:0305. ADHD PART ONE 04:0506. ADHD PART SEVEN 06:0707. ADHD PART SIX 05:1808. ADHD PART THREE 04:4409. ADHD PART TWO 06:56

Fuji Kureta is an electronica-downtempo duo; the members are Sahin Kureta (music-programming) and Deniz Öztürk (lyrics-vocals). These two have been making music together since august 2008. They make songs in English and in French. The band’s sound oscillates between soft but strong melodies and very inventive beats. The band recently won “2009 best electronica act” award in Miller Music Factory Contest. They would like to specify that they never use samples, all the bits and pieces of the songs are written electronically.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

We proudly present a new collaboration between John Purcell from the London-based band Azoora and the wonderful Montreal-based artist Graciellita.Azoora has released seven EP´s on 23 Seconds Netlabel between 2008-2011, and those who have listened to them before will recognize the sound in this project. Though it sounds different too, Graciellita has made a clear imprint on the atmosphere with her lovely voice and presence.Both artists have a background in trip-hop or related music and this is clearly reflected in their collaboration. The EP is a beautiful, chilled out trip-hop journey with insidious echoes, loops, beats and various small sounds. Beautiful and dark at the same time. Or as one of our friends described it: electronic, singer and songwriter music.

Fuji Kureta is an innovative electronica duo from Istanbul, Turkey. The band was formed in august 2008 and consists of the singer Deniz Öztürk and composer Sahin Kureta.The bands sound oscillates between soft but strong melodies and very inventive beats. Their playful music has also ingredients of trip-hop, jazz and synth pop and comes with lyrics that alternates between French and English.Fuji Kureta has previously released music on the Croatian label "Listen Loudest Records", the Italian netlabel Bad Panda Records and the Slovakian netlabel Gergaz. The album "See-Through" is the first recording made for 23 Seconds Netlabel.

Seven years ago, who would have ever thought that our little backyard boogie would one day be hosted on the other side of the world? It’s sometimes hard to live in the moment and truly appreciate how blessed we are to be doing what we love, but a week long excursion in The Philippines this past July was just what the doctor ordered. Part of the overall beauty of Do-Over is being able to experience the local culture of each market and fully enjoy the sights, the sounds, the food & the people. Well, no trip to The PI is complete without a fellow Beat Junkie on your side (and an evening of midget boxing) so it was an honor to bring along our friend, Rhettmatic for his first ever DJ gig in The Motherland alongside Bugz In The Attic’s Daz-I-Kue. Before The Do-Over ManiLA, we escaped the hustle and bustle of the city and ventured through the country side and made our way to the South China Sea. It was here, in the secluded Punta Fuego seaside community where the magic first started. From sun up to sun down, Rhett, Daz & local beatmaker Red-I, drew inspiration from one another and shared their influences to collaborate together as well as create their own tracks over the course of the entire trip. The result was an abundance of tropical heat.

All the way from Paris with a whole lot of love comes an EP from our label’s original founder, gabo lora. Everything from experimental textures to trippy beats (‘cuz we trippy mayn), gabo lays down some serious tracks in 8 Dedos EP. Graphic designer, guitarist, keyboardist (for Rita Indiana at one point), this young man has much to show and tell.

Hanne Adam aka adamned.age is a well-known figure in the netlabel scene, and has been extremely kind to offer us her work for several years now. “After the rain” is her new album – the second release at PublicSpaces Lab.Trip-hop or whatever you want to call adamned.age slow beat music filled with smoke and glitches is a landmark in the netlabel scene. “After the rain” continues her path, surprisingly, in a much brighter and almost joyful way (like indicating that after the rain comes the good weather). After the rain is an album focused on rhythm, and listening to the several tracks you find Hanne exploring and highlighting several different styles.After the first 3 tracks where rhythm points the way, she presents us with what could be considered a glitchy music box song, to offer us a beautiful jazz tune in storiette for reflection, and finishing off with the title track After the rain, an epilogue, or maybe a prologue for a next release.

You may have noticed that Vote Fumbata was lacking any of Fumbata's signature drum n' bass tracks. That oversight is rectified here. It starts of with some throbbing techstep in Hardliner, and then moves seamlessly into the heavy guitars of Metalhead. Then we revive some old-school drum n' bass style for A Glimpse of the Past. Empower is the big anthem here, with a truly epic intro, and an equally arresting main section. After all that heaviness, it's time to come down easy with the shifting orchestral strings of Yama.

The 20th Budabeats release will be a garage-hippie compilation: Jerks from the garage. This time we concentrated to the live bands, so this release will bring you back to the smokey late sixties with a collection of lo-fi tracks...

Brennnessel is a new label run by Polish ElectroPop trio Kamp!, one of their first releases is ‘Goodbye’ from fellow Pole Tomasz Jamroz A.K.A. Gazella.Straight-up deep and moody SynthPop, ‘Goodbye’. With a strong line of ‘80’s Pop DNA running through it the track is sparse with the vocals, but that sits nicely with it’s spacious sound. Like a Disco in a dungeon, ‘Goodbye’ combines a funky groove with cold, cavernous production. Awkoder, up the retro stakes even higher with a Pet Shop Boys-esque bassline and a hint of Blue Monday, on their SynthWave reMix, culminating in a soaring synth-guitar solo.

T Bird a.k.a. the musical wonderkid Tim Crane is the gravel-voiced front-man of criminally underexposed Texan heavy funk and soul outfit T BIRD & THE BREAKS who released their debut album "Learn About it" in 2009. The band have dropped a number of breaks-heavy funk nuggets since it´s release and now "T Bird Is Good For You" sees Crane stepping out on his own.Given that he’s a man who loves his hip-hop as much as his funk and soul, it’s no surprise that Crane ends up at the place where G Love, The Beastie Boys and indeed his own band intersect. The album is a walk through the garden of P-Funk, Oldschool Hip-Hop, Dr.John´s Voodooed landscapes as well as Gospel Hymns and Soul/Garage 60´s style.All in all it´s a fantastic album rooted in the whole American Music Underground culture from the 50´s and up to this day. An evergoing party. It´s good for you.

tracklist:01. Living This Life To Death 03:5702. Somebody Had A Drinking Problem Last Night 02:0903. Nickles And Dimes 04:2604. Hey Baby 03:5705. Goin' Down To The Bus Stop 02:2206. Diggin' In The Dirt 03:4007. T-Rex 00:3708. Yusef Labeef 03:4809. Talk To Me Jesus 03:1210. I Want To Be Inside You 02:34

One of our favorite things about a young genre of music, is seeing all of the different variations that spawn out of it. One trend that we find particularly interesting is this fusion of hip hop and electronica.Take Archnemesis for example. This duo takes anything from early 20′s blues and jazz, and modern hip hop and fuzes in huge bass and well composed synths.

Super Nice Music, a blog first shown its being to the public this year, decided to put together a compilation full of the most ‘super nice’ music of 2011. That itself isn’t a surprising concept, but the 19 tracks on this compilation are surprisingly good and all on point!

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

The Ghetto Funk crew are back with another exclusive compilation featuring top artists in the scene remixing some of the most iconic tracks in music. The crew has grown this time around, showing just how popular the scene is becoming, with newcomers WBBL, Bezwun and Some DJ showcasing their skills alongside the more experienced sounds of Funkanomics, Qdup Foundation, Stickybuds and more.

Merry Christmas from everyone at First Word Records! As a special seasonal gift here is a free compilation, featuring some favourites from the last 12 months, as well as a couple of exclusives and previews for 2012. So grab a glass of mulled wine, get a mince pie out of the oven, put on your headphones and enjoy!

The 3rd installment of Duzz Down San very own Beat Compilation within the last 7 months featuring productions by trishes, mono:massive, kalifornia kurt, feux, testa, mosch, dj sight… etc. Enjoy the last edition of 2011.

Saturday, December 24, 2011

This is the second compilation released by the Roy Ayers Project, featuring producers from far and wide who have been inspired by the music, sound, and philosophy of the great Roy Ayers.The assignment was to create a beat which samples the vast catalog of funk, soul and jazz musician Roy Ayers. This compilation is a reflection of many things. It displays the versatility of Roy Ayers’ music and the different genres in which Roy Ayers has touched. You hear the influence of Roy Ayers amongst young traditional and electronic musicians, and most importantly it proves that music is a common language, and that people from all over the world can be united through music despite ethnicity, class, or background.Roy Ayers Project Beat Submission Compilation, Volume 1

Here’s the brand new instrumental album by producer Sinitus Tempo. Both the title ‘Peaceland’ as well as the music on this album are inspired by the legendary Nujabes, one of Sinitus’ biggest sources of inspiration. R.I.P Nujabes!

A collaborative album between American emcee "medafORACLE" and Netherlands producer "Beatsofreen".This is album is more than just the soulful sound, samples and production composed by Beatsofreen. This EP is a message to all that everything we do in life should be conducted with our souls, from creating music, to art all the way to loving...all should be done with our souls because when its all said and done, thats all that remains.

Polynesian Dream is a mix of lush layered samples and live instruments that marks the third instrumental release from the talented Canadian producer AstroLogical, while illustrating his advancement from his preceding albums Living Fossils and Far Far Away.Unlike many current cut and paste styles common in the hip hop inspired instrumental landscape, AstroLogical uses his formal training to show a musical sense of melody and progression.Elements of hip hop, jazz and ambient styles meet in dreamy grooves creating a loungy feel. Tracks are filled with Rhodes, thick bass lines and the use of his own vocals resulting in a distinct polished sound that AstroLogical can call his own.

Nightlines is the debut album by Vancouver-based beatmaker Nick Wisdom. Ranging from jazzy instrumental hip-hop to progressive electronic beats, this 13 track album is a collection of his work from early 2010-2011. His style is loungey psychedelic and mellow, with deep bass lines and unquantized grooves providing the backdrop for jazzy/progressive samples and live instrumentation.